Donald Trump Faces New Charges In Georgia For Election Meddling

Posted by: Eninu William in world news August 15, 2023

Former US President Donald Trump and several of his allies were indicted on Monday night in Georgia following a lengthy investigation into Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in the southeastern state.

Trump and 18 others were charged with “criminal attempts to interfere in Georgia’s presidential election,” Fani Willis, Fulton County district attorney, told reporters late on Monday night.

The charges in the 94-page indictment arise “from a criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election in this state,” Willis said.

The grand jury indictment against Trump is the fourth brought against the Republican politician this year. It could also lead to the first televised trial of a former president.

Trump already faces three other criminal indictments, including once by US Special Counsel Jack Smith. This is on charges of trying to overturn his election defeat to US President Joe Biden.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney receives documents from County Court Clerk Che Alexander in a grand jury investigation into alleged attempts by Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election results — *Judge Robert McBurney signed off on the 10 indictments returned by the grand jury who heard evidence in the case against Trump.* Image: Megan Varner/Getty Images

What charges is Trump facing?

Trump was charged with a total of 13 felony counts in the Georgia case. This includes conspiracy to commit forgery, submit false statements and impersonate a public official.

He also faces a charge of racketeering, which is used in cases to take down organized crime groups.

The indictments also named 18 co-defendants within Trump’s circle. This includes his former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as well as the ex-president’s former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.

What happened in Georgia?

The case stems from a January 2, 2021, phone call in which Donald Trump urged Georgia’s top election official, Brad Raffensperger, to “find” enough votes to reverse his narrow loss in the state. Raffensperger declined to do so.

Biden defeated Trump in Georgia by fewer than 12,000 votes during the 2020 election.

Four days later, on January 6, 2021, and two weeks before Trump was due to leave office, his supporters stormed the US Capitol. This was in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent lawmakers from certifying Biden’s victory.

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